Regimental number | 1820 |
Place of birth | Elizabeth Town, Tasmania |
School | Elizabeth Town State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Longford, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H Holmyard, Longford, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1820A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XII, Row D, Grave No. I), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hugh and Maria HOLMYARD, Elizabeth Town, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Brother: George Holmyard, died in Egypt.Cousin: George French,killed in FranceBrother in law: H Jago,killed in France. |